Eilaboun
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| hebrew : | עַילַבּוּן, עֵילַבּוּן | ||
| arabic : | عيلبون | ||
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| District : | North | ||
| Founded : | 19th century | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 50 ' N , 35 ° 24' E | ||
| Height : | 172 m | ||
| Area : | 4.835 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5703 (as of: 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 1,180 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 0530 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Community type: | Local association | ||
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Eilaboun ( Arabic عيلبون, DMG ʿAilabūn , Hebrew עַילַבּוּן, עֵילַבּוּן) is a local association in Israel's northern district inhabited by Israeli Arabs . The 5703 (as of 2018) residents are predominantly Christian Palestinians.
etymology
One theory is that the name Eilabun comes from Arabic and means "hard, stony ground". Another theory says that the name comes from Hebrew and comes from "Ailabu", a possible modification of Ein Levon .
1948 massacre
In a massacre on October 30, 1948, 14 young men were killed, twelve of them were executed. The residents were initially expelled to Lebanon as refugees, but were later able to return.
procedure
The village was occupied by the 12th Battalion of the Golani Brigade as part of Operation Chiram after a skirmish outside Eilaboun in which six Israeli soldiers were injured and four armored cars were destroyed . The residents hid in the two local churches while they were accompanied by five local priests. White flags were hoisted. The army led the residents of Eilaboun to the main square of the village. 17 young men were selected, five of them were taken as human cover, twelve were killed in groups in different locations. This came after the rest of the villagers were deported to Lebanon after walking for five days. According to a UN peacekeeping report, Israel was forced to allow people to return.
documentation
The massacre is the subject of the documentary The Sons of Eilaboun by the Palestinian filmmaker and artist Hisham Zreiq .
Sons and daughters
- Hana Sweid (* 1955), politician
Web links
- Information about Eilaboun (English)
- Documentary on the events (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 121
- ↑ Immanuel HaReuveni: Lexicon of the Land of Israel ( Hebrew ). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books, 1999, ISBN 965-448-413-7 , p. 739.